Citation

Schabel F, Mitterstieler G, Nirk S. Padiatr. Padol. 1980; 15(1): 61-66.

Vernacular Title

Glomerulonephritis nach Schlangenbiss.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7375118

Abstract

A snake bite may quite frequently lead to haemorrhagic symptoms ranging from hypofibrinogenaemia to disseminated intravascular coagulation. In rare cases acute renal insufficiency associated with tubular necrosis may occur due to a direct toxic lesion, shock symptoms or DIC. However, it is extremely rare that glomerulonephritis results from a snake bite. A thirteen-year-old girl develops gross haematuria, albuminuria and cylindruria without any shock symptoms two days after having been bitten by a European viper. Coagulation state and complement show slight changes, and the histological examination reveals proliferative nephritis with deposition of immune complexes. The clinical picture corresponds to recurrent haematuria; renal function is normal after follow-ups over a one-year-period.

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